Browsing: Comic Books

Before you start yelling, we established some ground rules for this list. The beings had to be Earth bound. Their original incarnation had to be outside of Marvel and DC. Any superpowers would only be a natural ability or used for the enhancement of a trained fighting style. The fighting ability had to be in…

An original and odd character like Rocket Raccoon literally takes decades of build up and back story for believability. This rich back story and history helps make Rocket Raccoon so special and such a fresh character. And luckily for movie viewers, a surprising amount of attention to detail of Rocket Raccoon’s past found its way…

One of the oldest debates surrounding American comic books is the issue of creator ownership and rights. For decades, writers and artists either worked on a for-hire basis or sold their work directly to the publisher before publication. This relegated most comic book creators to the position of permanent freelancer who received no royalties. If…

Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. Is there a person alive today that doesn’t know who they are? Unless they live somewhere secluded and don’t speak a word of English, we really doubt it. However, we bet you didn’t know that the inspiration for Mickey came from Walt Disney’s own pet mouse. Walt decided to give…

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, superhero movies and television shows have become pretty popular. Now that Hollywood has the technology to really bring comic books to life, movies about Batman and Iron Man are pretty much the surest recipe for box office success that there is. And now…

As we’ve endeavoured to prove on Toptenz and our sister sites, learning is all kinds of awesome and we should all try to do it as much as possible. With that said, you’d think that learning in a place full of dragons or under the tutelage of an aging Japanese man would be at least…

Artists have been known to draw inspiration from the unlikeliest of places and conjure up the most impressive creations from seemingly ordinary things. Some creations hold deep meaning and express inner emotion, while others have more of a “why not?” attitude to them. Iconic comic book villains have been created by both schools of thought, such…

Though today there’s an ever-increasing number of minority superheroes, for much of the history of the genre minorities were either ignored, excluded or depicted as two-dimensional stereotypes. Many of these characters have mercifully been forgotten, but some have survived to the modern day, transforming over the decades into more politically-correct versions. These 10 characters are…

Batman has some of the best villains of any superhero and some of the worst villains. The Joker made it to #2 on our list of best comic book villains, showing the popularity and ruthlessness of Batman’s arch nemesis. But hold the Batphone just one minute. Batman’s rogue gallery has its share of villains that…

Deaths in comic books are always kind of a tricky thing. When done right, the story can be very effective. When done wrong, it will seriously affect the credibility of the title. Wolverine is the rare character who should remain dead after a great run. Here are the reasons why James Logan Howlett should remain dead.…

https://www.halwoodworking.com/wood-trophy-bases/Sometimes, in order to get closer to those you hunt, you have to start to share a few traits with them. This is certainly true of Batman in his long history of chasing criminals. One of the main characteristics of serial killers is that they keep “trophies” from their victims in order to relive the…

All the novels on this list, to some degree, were received by a shocked and sometimes outraged audience. Some pushed sexual boundaries and taboos, others offended societal and religious values, others offended basic human decency, and some even stirred up controversy outside of the pages themselves. A lot of them were banned at one point…

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